Instant payments are becoming a reality, driven in large part by consumers’ and business’ desire for payments that settle in seconds. FedNow, the Federal Reserves’ real-time payments solution, is in pilot today and scheduled for release in 2023. Financial institutions must use FedNow within seven years.
For financial institutions, the benefits of instant payments include the ability to offer new revenue generating mobile and online P2P payment options, improve customer satisfaction and retention, reduce costs and risks, and minimize the volume of payments traveling through closed-loop payments systems that disintermediate banks.
Preparing for instant payments through FedNow means addressing technology, operational, compliance, and organizational readiness. To evaluate where you are today and where you need to be, download this white paper and get ready to take advantage of the benefits of instant payments.
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